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Connect a media card reader USB 3.0 cable with a USB 3.0 to USB 2.0 adapter to the USB 2.0
connector on the system board labeled MEDIA.
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The power cable for the drives has two branches coming off the system board connector. The first
branch is a three-headed cable with the first connector routed to the 5.25-inch bay, the second
connector routed to the 3.5-inch bay, and the third (two-wire) connector routed to the slim optical
drive bay. The second branch is a three-headed cable with the first connector routed to the bottom
2.5-inch hard drive bay, the second connector routed to the middle 3.5-inch hard drive bay, and
the third connector routed to the top 3.5-inch hard drive bay.
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You must install guide screws to ensure the drive will line up correctly in the drive cage and lock in
place. HP has provided extra guide screws (four 6-32 silver and blue isolation mounting guide
screws and four silver 6-32 standard guide screws) installed on the side of the drive bays. The
6-32 isolation mounting screws are required for 3.5-inch hard drives installed in the 3.5-inch hard
drive bays. The 6-32 standard guide screws are required for a USB 3.0 media card reader
installed in the 3.5-inch optional drive bay. M3 metric guide screws for 5.25-inch optical drives
and M3 isolation mounting guide screws for 2.5-inch hard drives are not provided. If you are
replacing a drive, remove the guide screws from the old drive and install them in the new drive.
No.
Guide Screw
Device
1
Silver Standard 6-32 Guide Screws
USB 3.0 Media Card Reader
2
Silver and Blue 6-32 Isolation Mounting Screws
Secondary Hard Drive in 3.5-inch Hard Drive Bay
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